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10 companies with more spare cash than major countries

Cash-rich firms
Amazon: $22 billion (£17bn) cash reserves
Belgium: $15.7 billion (£12bn) Forex reserves
Facebook: $29.5 billion (£22.7bn) cash reserves
Hungary: $26 billion (£20bn) Forex reserves
Gilead: $34 billion (£26bn) cash reserves
Qatar: $33.4 billion (£25.7bn) Forex reserves
Johnson & Johnson: $40 billion (£30.1bn) cash reserves
Romania: $36.8 billion (£28.4bn) Forex reserves
Oracle: $59.4 billion (£45.8bn) cash reserves
Spain: $53.3 billion (£41.1bn) Forex reserves
Cisco Systems: $71.8 billion (£55.2bn) cash reserves
Germany: $59.6 billion (£45.9bn) Forex reserves
Alphabet/Google: $92 billion (£70.8bn) cash reserves
Canada: $82.5 billion (£63.5bn) Forex reserves
Berkshire Hathaway: $96.5 billion (£74.3bn) cash reserves
Malaysia: $93.9 billion (£72.3bn) Forex reserves
Microsoft: $126 billion (£97.1bn) cash reserves
USA: $107.8 billion (£83bn) Forex reserves
Apple: $256.8 billion (£197.9bn) cash reserves
UK, Australia and France combined: $241.8 billion (£186.3bn) total cash reserves
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Cash-rich firms

Apple announced recently that its cash coffers have swelled to a staggering $246.8 billion (£190bn). Flush with money, the tech giant now boasts a hoard greater than the foreign cash reserves of several major advanced economies, and it's not the only corporation with more spare cash than countries. Comparing IMF Forex data with the latest company quarterly results, we reveal 10 non-financial firms that eclipse actual countries when it comes to stockpiling cash.
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lovemoney staff

25 May 2017

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